Dog heart disease may be linked to potato based pet food fda says by jennifer calfas july 13 2018 9 38 am edt.
Sweet potato dog food heart disease.
Starchy foods like sweet potato increase blood sugar levels rapidly.
Food drug administration has warned that potato based pet foods might be linked to heart disease in dogs time reports.
Many consumers don t know that these foods can increase your dog s chances of developing.
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Glycemic load of sweet potatoes.
The problem is starchy foods can create a spike in insulin.
Glycemic load measures how fast certain foods raise blood sugar levels.
Updated june 27 2019.
New reports claim that potato pea and lentil based pet food could put your dog at risk for heart disease.
Foods containing lentils peas and other legume seeds are also a.
In july 2018 the fda announced that it had begun investigating reports of canine dilated cardiomyopathy dcm in dogs eating certain pet foods many labeled as grain free.
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To convert the sugar to energy your dog s body releases insulin and this sends the blood sugar to your cells.
Dcm is a disease of the heart muscle that leads to reduced heart pumping function and increased heart size.